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Political Institutions Quiz 8 (30 MCQs)

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1. This refers to the emergence of liberal-democratic regimes that are characterized by a representative form of democracy
2. A system in which political supporters received jobs in return for their assistance getting the president elected is
3. What is the term for a system where separate election processes are used in the selection of the president and the national legislature, and the president serves as head of state and head of government who oversees the bureaucratic implementation of executive regulations and laws written by the legislature?
4. How long is the term for the President of the United States?
5. Which of the AP6 would be considered most closely associated with a unitary system
6. The number of electoral votes awarded to each state is determined by .....
7. The legitimate and ultimate authority of the state.
8. Which country has a true parliamentary system?
9. What is the term for a national legislature that has combined lawmaking and executive functions with the power to select and remove a prime minister who acts as head of government?
10. In which house do members represent a district within a state?
11. Which house has the power to confirm presidential appointments?
12. It is a type of family that is the biggest change society has seen in terms of the changes in family structures.
13. Nigeria's democratization process is best described as a
14. The Home Secretary is responsible for internal security, police, prisons, immigration, etc.)
15. What does development finance involve?
16. Which country has a head of government who is appointed by the president?
17. Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
18. Who can propose and approve laws in Iran?
19. The President and Vice-President are the only elected officials who are required to be natural-born citizens.
20. This type of kinship links individuals based on their genetic relations.
21. Both males and females are members of a unilineal family but their descent lines are recognized only through relatives of either the male or female member.
22. Congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote in each house. Which constitutional principle is exercised by the president when vetoing a bill and, by the Congress when overriding a veto?
23. Every two years a third of the seats come up for election in the Senate.
24. Institutional constraints on the length of time a head of state or head of government can serve in office. The United Kingdom is the only AP Comparative country with no formal executive term limit on its head of state and head ofgovernment.
25. In contrast to the prime minister in the UK, the prime minister in Russia is:
26. In which elections for public officials take place on a regularly announced established date
27. Pertains to an activity through which people make, ammend, and amend the general rules under which they live.
28. In the UK, the ..... has the power to delay and amend legislation and serves mainly as a chamber of revision.
29. Leaders are rightfully wield authority if they obtain their position according to established procedures such as elections or through appointment.
30. In a parliamentary system, the cabinet members are typically chosen by:
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